Glorious early spring weather today though the misty start put pay to seeing vaguely of note anything off Selsey Bill in the half hour or so we were there. At Church Norton, the visibility had improved enabling us to pick up the usual suspects in the harbour including Little Egret, 20 Avocets, Grey & Ringed Plovers, the overwintering Whimbrel, Knot, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Peregrine on its usual island.
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| Whimbrel - Pagham Harbour, West Sussex |
The walk out along the spit to the harbour mouth added hundreds of Brent Geese, Great Crested Grebe, 10 Skylarks and, after a bit of searching, the long-staying Hooded Crow on the opposite side of the harbour mouth on Pagham beach. A showy Firecrest in the Holm Oaks by the entrance to the churchyard and then in the car park was an added bonus.
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| Hooded Crow - Pagham Spit, West Sussex |
The remainder of the day was spent at West Dean Woods where both Brimstone and Red Admiral were active in the spring sunshine. A slow walk up to Monkton Farm and back scanning the pine trees to the north was quite productive adding Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kites, innumerable Buzzards, 3 Marsh Tits (one in song), Treecreeper, 2 Bramblings and distant flight views of two single Hawfinches.
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| Common Buzzard - Westdean Woods, West Sussex |
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